Sergio Leone

Sergio Leone (1928-1989) was an Italian film director, responsible for popularizing "spaghetti" westerns (westerns made in Italy and Spain, usually with a US leading actor and a European supporting cast and film crew) and making a world star of Clint Eastwood.

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His films include Per un pugno di dollari/A Fistful of Dollars (1964), Cera una volta il West/ Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), and Cera una Volta in America/Once upon a Time in America (1984).